Label-free metabolic imaging by mid-infrared optoacoustic microscopy in living cells.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We develop mid-infrared optoacoustic microscopy (MiROM) for label-free, bond-selective, live-cell metabolic imaging, enabling spatiotemporal monitoring of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in cells and tissues. Using acoustic detection of optical absorption, MiROM converts mid-infrared sensing into a positive-contrast imaging modality with negligible photodamage and high sensitivity. We use MiROM to observe changes in intrinsic carbohydrate distribution from a diffusive spatial pattern to tight co-localization with lipid droplets during adipogenesis.
Medical subject headings
- Image Enhancement
- Lipid Droplets
- Photoacoustic Techniques